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#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ §$ OPERATION CONTRASTING VALKYRIE §$ ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ $§ IN THE SIXTIES. THE CENTRAL $§ ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ §$ INTELLIGENCE AGENCY "CIA" RELEASE §$ ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ $§ AEROSOLIZED SELATENINE OVER A $§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §$ JUPITER EQUINOX CONCERT, CREATING §$ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ $§ THE LARGEST SECRET PARADIGM SHIFT $§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ §$ THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER =SEEN=. §$ ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ $§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§$§ ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
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###¤§$†=.¨ A FESTIVAL IN BLACK TICKLE ARRANGED BY ¨.=†$§¤###
##¤§$†=.¨¨ A GROUP CALLED EPICENTER OF LOVE. THERE ¨¨.=†$§¤##
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ IS NO ENTRANCE BUT VISITORS ARE ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ EXPECTED TO HELP WITH MAINTENANCE. FOOD ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ AND DRINK IS SHARED. MANY BANDS ARE ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLAYING OVER THE FOUR DAY COURSE OF THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FESTIVAL, AND THE STAGE IS OPEN BETWEEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ SCHEDULED CONCERTS. JUPITER EQUINOX, ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ WHILE AN UNKNOWN ACT, HAS A PRESTIGIOUS ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ TIMESLOT AT EIGHT IN THE EVENING ON THE ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ THIRD DAY, WHICH IS FRIDAY. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
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##¤§$†=.¨¨ SPREAD THE AEROSOL LIFTS OFF. IT ¨¨.=†$§¤##
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ ARRIVES AT THE FESTIVAL ABOUT A QUARTER ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ PAST, SOUND MASKED BY THE CONCERT. ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ AROUND WHEN THE FIRST WAVE OF ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ SELATENINE MUST HAVE REACHED THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AUDIENCE, THE SONG COMES TO A TENSE BUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ QUIET MOVEMENT, AND THE LEAD SINGER ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ WALKS TO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE. ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
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##¤§$†=.¨¨ HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU. I AM NOT A ¨¨.=†$§¤##
###¤§$†=.¨ HUMAN BEING. I AM NOT AN ANIMAL OR A ¨.=†$§¤###
##¤§$†=.¨¨ PLANT. I HAVE BEEN SENT TO DELIVER A ¨¨.=†$§¤##
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ MESSAGE TO YOU. A MESSAGE OF HOPE. YOU ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ ARE NOT ALONE. THERE ARE OTHER BEINGS ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ IN THE UNIVERSE. THERE IS LIFE OUT ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ THERE, LIFE THAT IS REACHING OUT A ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HAND. AND IT'S TIME TO TAKE THAT HAND. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO REACH OUT TOWARD THAT HAND AND GRAB ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ IT IT. IT IS TIME TO COME HOME. YOU ARE ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ GOING HOME. YOU ARE GOING HOME." ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
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##¤§$†=.¨¨ THE SINGER STANDS THERE FOR A FEW ¨¨.=†$§¤##
###¤§$†=.¨ MOMENTS, HER HAND RAISED IN THE AIR, ¨.=†$§¤###
##¤§$†=.¨¨ BEFORE THE REST OF THE BAND KICKS IN ¨¨.=†$§¤##
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ AND THE MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO. ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ THE CROWD ERUPTS. AND THEN SOMETHING ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ ELSE ERUPTS AS WELL. A CONCERT-GOER ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ DESCRIBES IT: "SUDDENLY, THE MUSIC ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SEAMS BROADER, MORE COLORFUL. I CAN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOMEHOW SEE IT, AND I FEEL THE OTHERS ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ SEEING IT, AND I SEE IT THROUGH THEIR ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ EYES AS WELL. MEANWHILE I'M DANCING, ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ AND I CAN FEEL MY BODY AS I'VE NEVER ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
##¤§$†=.¨¨ DONE BEFORE, I AM AWARE OF EACH CELL ¨¨.=†$§¤##
###¤§$†=.¨ AND EACH MOLECULE, ALL VIBRATING IN ¨.=†$§¤###
##¤§$†=.¨¨ UNISON. AND IT'S ALL GOING FASTER, ¨¨.=†$§¤##
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ BUILDING UP TO SOMETHING, WAKING UP." ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
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§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ PEOPLE START FORMING CIRCLES, HOLDING ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ HANDS AND DANCING. SOME ARE CRYING. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOME ARE LAUGHING. SOME ARE SCREAMING. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
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§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ AND THEN - A FLUTTER - AND SOMETHING ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ GIVES. A SHOCKWAVE OF REVERSING ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ POLARITY IN THE ETHER, AND LIKE ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
##¤§$†=.¨¨ BUTTERFLIES GETTING HIT BY A BURST OF ¨¨.=†$§¤##
###¤§$†=.¨ WIND, THE THIRD EYE OPENS FOR EVERYONE ¨.=†$§¤###
##¤§$†=.¨¨ IN THE AUDIENCE. AND IT BECOMES A CHAIN ¨¨.=†$§¤##
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ REACTION, QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS THE ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ FESTIVAL AREA. WITHIN SECONDS THERE IS ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ A GLOBAL BLACKOUT. FESTIVAL GOERS ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ REGAIN THEIR MEMORIES AROUND A WEEK ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LATER, THOSE IN THE NEARBY TOWN OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ BLACK TICKLE AFTER A FEW DAYS, IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ MONTREAL FOR THE EVENING, THE REST OF ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ AMERICA MAYBE AN HOUR. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
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†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §$ * THERE'S AN INTERESTING ASPECT TO §$ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ $§ THE "JUPITER EQUINOX" ACT. IT $§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ §$ SEEMS THERE WAS NEVER ANY §$ ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ $§ JUPITER EQUINOX CONCERTS BEFORE OR $§ ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ §$ AFTER THE ONE IN BLACK TICKLE. THE §$ ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
##¤§$†=.¨¨ $§ LEAD SINGER (ALSO COLLOQUIALLY $§ ¨¨.=†$§¤##
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##¤§$†=.¨¨ $§ IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEAR (FOR A LONG $§ ¨¨.=†$§¤##
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¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ $§ A CIA AGENT, BUT A LATER FOIA $§ ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ §$ RELEASE REFUTED THIS). FOR OBVIOUS §$ ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ $§ REASONS, MANY WERE LOOKING FOR ANY $§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §$ TRACE OF THE BAND, BUT NONE §$ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†
$†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ $§ WERE FRUITFUL. $§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†$
§$†=.¨¨¨¨¨ §$ §$ ¨¨¨¨¨.=†$§
¤§$†=.¨¨¨¨ $§ RECENTLY, HOWEVER, SOME ATTENTION $§ ¨¨¨¨.=†$§¤
#¤§$†=.¨¨¨ §$ HAS BEEN DRAWN TO JUNIPER HELDING, §$ ¨¨¨.=†$§¤#
##¤§$†=.¨¨ $§ A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD POP SINGER FROM $§ ¨¨.=†$§¤##
###¤§$†=.¨ §$ ENGLAND WHO HAS A VERY STRIKING §$ ¨.=†$§¤###
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